J. James Jenkins, Jr.

Member

Nashville

(615) 742-6236

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J. James Jenkins, Jr.

Member

Nashville

(615) 742-6236

jjenkins@bassberry.com

https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/jenkins-j-james/

Jim Jenkins has assisted clients in hundreds of transactions involving corporate mergers and acquisitions, and the acquisition and disposition of physician group practices, surgery centers, hospitals and managed care plans. Over the last 10 years, Jim has led deals with a combined value of over $40 billion.

His practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions of both public and private acquirors and targets, public equity and debt offerings, private placements of securities, and strategic relationships, such as joint ventures and corporate partnerships. Jim also provides advice on operational matters and counsels clients on a variety of other corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance.

His practice includes:

  • Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions & Dispositions – Counseling on a wide variety of business combinations and other related transactions whether acquisitions, business combinations, joint ventures, strategic investments, syndications, restructurings, workouts or dispositions.
  • Healthcare Finance – Coordinating financing transactions for issuers, underwriters and purchasers including public debt and equity, private placements of securities and private equity investments.
  • Corporate Governance – Advising boards, directors, officers and other executives on contracting, regulatory, disclosure and operational concerns.

Jim previously served on the firm’s Executive Committee, as chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice (2011-2015), and as the firm’s hiring partner.

Memberships

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Nashville Health Care Council — Leadership Health Care

Representative Experience
Publications
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades

Chambers USA — Healthcare (2014-2023)

The Best Lawyers in America© — Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law (2007-2024)

Best Lawyers®— Nashville Mergers and Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2022); Securities / Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2017)

Nashville Medical News  “InCharge Healthcare” (2014-2021)

The Ambulatory M&A Advisor — Leading Lawyer Award (2016-2017)

Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2009)

SMU Law Review Association — Research Editor (1992-1994)

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Education
  • Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law - J.D., 1994

    Order of the Coif

  • Vanderbilt University - B.A., 1991
Admissions
  • Tennessee, 1994

"James Jenkins offers notable expertise in large healthcare M&A. Clients say he is 'a very good transactions and corporate governance lawyer,' while market sources refer to him as a 'super smart guy.'"

From Chambers USA 2020

Jim Jenkins has assisted clients in hundreds of transactions involving corporate mergers and acquisitions, and the acquisition and disposition of physician group practices, surgery centers, hospitals and managed care plans. Over the last 10 years, Jim has led deals with a combined value of over $40 billion.

His practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions of both public and private acquirors and targets, public equity and debt offerings, private placements of securities, and strategic relationships, such as joint ventures and corporate partnerships. Jim also provides advice on operational matters and counsels clients on a variety of other corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance.

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Memberships

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Nashville Health Care Council — Leadership Health Care

Representative Experience
Additional Experience

Representative Merger & Acquisition Transactions

  • Represented a Nasdaq-listed healthcare services company in its $10.5 billion strategic merger transaction.
  • Represented Nasdaq-listed healthcare services company in its $2.3 billion acquisition of a privately-held physician services business.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed managed care company in its $7.2 billion strategic merger transaction.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed managed care company in its $3.8 billion strategic merger transaction.
  • Represented a Nasdaq-listed physician services company in the acquisition of multiple physician practices with a combined transaction value of our $1.5 billion.
  • Represented a Nasdaq-listed operator of outpatient surgical facilities in over 150 acquisitions and joint ventures.
  • Represented a privately-held hospital company in the acquisition of three acute care hospitals.
  • Represented a Nasdaq-listed operator of outpatient surgical facilities in its $135 million acquisition of a privately-held company.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed managed care company in its $545 million acquisition of a privately-held managed care plan.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed managed care company in its $405 million acquisition of a privately-held managed care plan.
  • Represented a privately-held managed care company in a $435 million recapitalization transaction.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed senior living company in its approximately $200 million acquisition of a privately-held senior living company.

Representative Public Securities Transactions

  • Represented a Nasdaq-listed healthcare services company in its offerings of common stock, preferred stock and senior notes generating proceeds in excess of $2.5 billion.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed managed care company in its initial public offering of 21,620,000 shares of common stock and its public offering of 11,600,000 shares of common stock.
  • Represented an owner and operator of hospitals in its $100.0 million offering of senior subordinated notes.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed senior living company in its exchange of outstanding convertible subordinated debentures for a combination of newly issued senior subordinated notes and convertible subordinated notes.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed managed care company in its public offering of 8,050,000 shares of common stock and its offering of $175.0 million of senior notes.
  • Represented a NYSE-listed senior living company in its initial public offering of 3,593,750 shares of common stock and its public offerings of $138.0 million of convertible subordinated debentures and 4,500,000 shares of common stock.
Publications
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Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades

Chambers USA — Healthcare (2014-2023)

The Best Lawyers in America© — Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law (2007-2024)

Best Lawyers®— Nashville Mergers and Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2022); Securities / Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2017)

Nashville Medical News  “InCharge Healthcare” (2014-2021)

The Ambulatory M&A Advisor — Leading Lawyer Award (2016-2017)

Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2009)

SMU Law Review Association — Research Editor (1992-1994)

"James Jenkins offers notable expertise in large healthcare M&A. Clients say he is 'a very good transactions and corporate governance lawyer,' while market sources refer to him as a 'super smart guy.'"

From Chambers USA 2020